PM Visits Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple

He was blessed with 'Sadari' by temple priests...

On Saturday, 20 January 2024, PM Narendra Modi worshipped in the Sri Ranganathaswamy temple at Sri Rangam, in traditional Tamil attire.

During his visit to this ancient shrine of Tamil Nadu, Modi wore a spotless 'veshti' (dhoti) and an angawastram (a shawl) and prayed in the Lord Vishnu temple. He took blessings from the temple elephant as well after feeding it.

Modi prayed to Sri Ranganathaswamy and he was blessed with 'Sadari' (Crown, symbolizing Lord Vishnu's blessings) by temple priests.

The PM prayed at several 'sannadhis' (separate enclosures for deities) including those dedicated to Vaishnavite saint-guru Sri Ramanjuacharya and Sri Chakkarathazhwar.

The presiding deity is popularly known in Tamil as Ranganathar.

The Srirangam temple is an ancient Vaishnavaite temple of TamilNadu and it dates back almost to the Sangam age with various dynasties pitching in, through the ages, to build and expand it.

The Srirangam temple is situated on an island, at the confluence of the Cauvery and Kollidam rivers.

The temple is also known as 'Boologa Vaikuntam' or 'Vaikuntam on earth'. Vaikuntam is the eternal abode of Lord Vishnu.